Herricks agrees to pact with union

Also appoints two asst. principals

BY BRANDON DUFFY

The Herricks Board of Education appointed two new assistant principals in the district and approved a labor agreement with the district’s food service unit, the second of its kind this month.

Daniel Salerno was named the assistant principal at Searingtown Elementary School in the upcoming school year. Previously, Salerno was assistant principal of New Lane Elementary School in Selden. He has a bachelor’s degree from the University of Connecticut and a master’s degree from Hofstra University, where he completed his observation hours in the district at Denton Avenue Middle School.

Melissa Blady, the current math and technology curriculum coordinator for elementary schools, will become the assistant principal at Center Street Elementary School.

The board agreed to a new contract with the United Public Service Employees Union, which represents the district’s food service unit.

During its May 4 meeting, the board reached a new three-year agreement with the Herricks Teachers’ Association, the district’s local affliate of the American Federation of Teachers.

Board President Jim Gounaris thanked the association for their hard work and dedication during discussions, which were fnalized on April 26.

“I want to acknowledge the hard work by the HTA president, vice president and negotiating team,” Gounaris said during the May 4 meeting. “For meeting with us, understanding concerns and issues the district is facing and recognizing how much we appreciate the hard work they do every day in our classrooms and what they do for all our students.”

Association President Nidya Degliomini said she was thrilled to reach the milestone, especially in light of the struggles the COVID-19 pandemic brought to the district.

“We want to thank the board and superintendent [Tony Sinanis] for working with us to reach this major goal,” Degliomini said. “We see this as a welcome road to many future successes.”

Continued on Page 42 counts of money laundering, one count of theft of public funds and two counts of making materially false statements to Congress, last week.

Santos described the indictment and probe into his personal, professional and fnancial background as a “witch hunt,” according to the Associated Press.

“Any time the federal government comes after you it’s a serious case,” Murray said, according to the Associated Press. “We have to take this seriously.”

His next court appearance is scheduled for June 30, according to NBC News.

The indictment was followed by Santos confessing to forging two stolen checks in Brazil 15 years ago. Court documents in Brazil that were frst re- ported by the New York Times said Santos, 19 at the time, used a fake name and the stolen checks to purchase a pair of sneakers, among other goods from a store in Niterói, located outside of Rio de Janeiro.

Two years later, Santos confessed to the crime and was later charged, according to the Times. He previously disputed those claims, telling the New York Post, “I am not a criminal here- not here or in Brazil or any jurisdiction in the world.”

Santos agreed to pay 24,000 reais, or close to $5,000, to the shopkeeper and other charities, according to the Associated Press.

Santos has 30 days to pay the settlement, at which time the case will be dismissed, according to the Washington Post.

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